20th-century Songwriter Quotes

There's been a load of compromising, on the road to my horizon, but I'm gonna be where the lights are shining on me.

Christmas is the celebration of the keeping of a promise. A saving promise.

Shopping bugs me, for metaphorical reasons I'm sure, because in life as in shopping, you go in looking for one thing. There's one thing you really need, right? But then there's Blue Light Specials, you know, and you just get confused, you get distracted, that's all. It's human. You wind up with this armload of shiny junk. You know, and then you're checking out—I mean, checking out—and suddenly you remember, Huh… there was that one thing I came in for. Oh no, I forgot—I just have this junk—oh no! Too late, you're in the express line!

The clitoris contains 8,000 nerve endings. It makes it easy to have sex. With yourself.

If you're looking for youth, you're looking for longevity, just take a dose of rock 'n' roll.

You have to blow off your family. You have to blow off comfort. You have to blow off money.... You have to blow off your ego. You have to blow off everything except your guitar.

Townes Van Zandt

I realized that, instead of moving people closer to a salvation decision, an answer can push them further away. Rather than engaging their minds or urging them to consider an alternative perspective, an answer can give them ammunition for future attacks against the gospel.

No matter how hard you try
You can't stop me now.

Norman Whitfield

I was captured by the songs as much as the singer. They grabbed my heart. The reality of country music moved me. Even when I was a kid, I liked the sad songs... songs that talked about true life. I recognized this music as a simple plea. It beckoned me.

I hope no one thinks we really sniff glue. I stopped when I was eight.

He'd have to get under, get out and get under
And fix up his automobile.

I really love having money, because it lets me be lazy. Work's really overrated.

Charlotte Church

If you ever forget how much you really mean to me, Every day I will remind you

Everybody told me you can't get far
On thirty-seven dollars and a Jap guitar.

Hitler was a good man and it takes some f—-ing balls for someone to say this out loud this day and age, especially for a public figure like myself, but you know what? SOMEONE NEEDS TO SPEAK THE TRUTH WITHOUT FEAR! Otherwise the dark cabal who currently control the world and all of the world bankers will continue to feed you their lies, feed off your emotions, take advantage of your emotions and will continue to keep you THEIR SLAVE!

Possession is the motivation
That's hanging up the goddamn nation
Looks like we always end up in a rut.
Trying to make it real
But compared to what?

But now the days are short,
I'm in the Autumn of the year,
And now I think of my life As vintage wine from the old kegs.
From the brim to the dregs It poured sweet and clear;
It was a very good year!

I see myself as a bisexual man who has never had a homosexual experience.

That sun is hot and plenty bright
Let's get down to business and get home tonight
Bid 'em in—
Auctioning slaves is a real high art.
Bring that young gal here she's good for a start
Bid 'em in—Get 'em in
Now here's a real good buy only 'bout fifteen
Her great-grandmammy was a Dahomey queen.

Here I am, on the road again. There I am, up on the stage. Here I go, playing star again. There I go, turn the page.

You can't hurry love,
No, you just have to wait.

Why are the missiles called peace keepers
When they're aimed to kill
Why is a woman still not safe
When she's in her home?

It's so amazing to be loved
I'd follow you to the moon in the sky above.

Luther Vandross

Twenty-twenty-twenty-four hours to go I wanna be sedated Nothing to do, nowhere to go I wanna be sedated

Sitting by my window, baby
I was looking out at the rain.
You know something struck me, honey
Clamped onto me
Like a ball and chain.

Big Mama Thornton